Eidur Gudjohnsen keen to kick Robbie Keane down the pecking order at Tottenham by securing permanent move

Eidur Gudjohnsen's desire to secure a permanent transfer to Tottenham Hotspur has left a question mark over the future of Robbie Keane at White Hart Lane.

Harry Redknapp brought the former Chelsea forward in on loan from Monaco last season and while the Iceland international started only four games scoring two goals, the Spurs manager is keen to bring Gudjohnsen in for at least one more season.

Gudjohnsen made his mark as an impact substitute, helping Spurs to wins over Arsenal, Chelsea, Bolton, Stoke and Everton as Tottenham earned a top four finish and first crack at the Champions League.

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If Gudjohnsen remains at Spurs it would nudge Keane down further down pecking order behind Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch Roman Pavlyuchenko and, of course, Gudjohnsen.

Keane had a successful loan spell at Celtic during the second-half of last season, scooping the club's Player of the Year award.

New Hoops manager Neil Lennon is keen to keep hold of the Republic of Ireland international but has doubts whether the Scottish club can afford the striker who rejoined Tottenham from Liverpool for £12 milion last year.

Lennon said: 'I'd love to have Robbie Keane back here. It'll be up to him. Financially it'll be a big decision for us if we can pull it off.

'He was wonderful and made a massive contribution, not only on the field. He has those leadership qualities that I'm looking for. He has that quality that we've been lacking this year and a half or so.'